;eds and plants imported 



61747 and 61748. Lilium spp. Lilia- 



Lily. 



From Goring >. S a, Sussex, England. 

 Bulbs presented by Maj. F. C. Stern. Re- 

 ceived December 30, 1924. 



61747. Lilium FARREBI Turrill. 



From a packet of mixed seeds col- 

 lected in China by tbe well-known bo- 

 tanical explorer. Reginald Farrer, there 

 was grown tbis bandsome lily, described 

 in Curtis's Botanical Magazine (pi. 8S47 ) 

 as having erect stems, nearly ?, feet 

 in height, and numerous narrow leaves 

 scattered along the entire stem. The 

 relatively small but fragrant flowers. 

 white with purple .spots, are terminal 

 and either solitary or in loose 6-flowered 

 umbels. Tbis lily has proved hardy in 

 the mild-winterpd region of southeastern 

 England. 



61748. Lilium centifolicm Stapf. Lily. 



This Chinese lily was originally dis- 

 covered by Reginald Farrer. according 

 to tbe Botanical Magazine (pi. 8960) ; 

 Mr. Farrer found it growing in a little 

 garden at Siku. Kansu, in 1914. The 

 stem, densely leafy and somewhat glau- 

 cous, is up to 7 or 8 feet in height, 

 arising from a slightly depressed bulb 

 about^ 3 inches in diameter. The nu- 

 merous leaves are dark green above and 

 paler below, linear or linear-lanceolate, 

 and un to 18 inches long. The sweet- 

 scented flowers. 6 to 18 in number, are 

 arranged in a short, almost umbellike 

 raceme. The individual flowers are 6 

 inches long and about 4 inches across 

 tbe mouth. Within, the perianth is pure 

 white, blending into lemon yellow in 

 the throat; the outer .segments are 

 richly flushed with dark purple, while 

 the broader inner segments are greenish 

 with deep, brownish-purple midribs. The 

 anthers are rusty red. 



61749 to 61760. 



From Kaifeng. Honan. China. Seeds pur- 

 chased from R. M. Lewis, St. Andrew's 

 School. Received December 20. 1924. 

 Notes by Mr. Lewis. 



Collection of seed from the largest grain 

 store in Kaifeng. 



61749 and 61750. Phaseolus aureus 

 Roxb. Fabacea?. Mung Dean. 



Two varieties of average quality, 

 planted around the 5th of May, and 

 maturing early, or later if dry. 



61749. No. 8. Lu Hui tou (green gray). 



61750. No. 7. Ming Lu tou ( shiny 

 green). 



61751 and 61752. Pisum SATIVUM L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



61751. No. 11. Hua wan and huang 

 ican (mottled and yellow). A va- 

 riety of average quality, planted dur- 

 ing 'September and maturing in May. 



61752. No. 12. Huang wan (yellow). 

 One of the best varieties : planted in 

 September and maturing in May. 



61753 to 61758. Soja max (L.) Piper 



tCrlyctme TUsp&da Maxim.). Fabacea?. 



Soy bean. 



61753. No. 1. Hei (black). A variety 

 of average quality, planted about 

 Mav 5 and maturing in September. 



61754. No. 2. Hsiao hei (small). A 

 variety a little better than the aver- 

 age, planted around May 5 and 

 maturing during September. 



61749 to 61760— Continued. 



61755. No. .;. Huang (yellow). A soy 

 bean of average quality, planted 

 about May 5 and maturing during 

 September. 



61756. No. 4. Huang (yellow). A va- 

 riety of th^ best quality, planted 

 about May 5 and maturing during 

 September. 



61757. No. 5. Ching (green, literally 

 "clear"'). Of good quality, planned 

 about May 5 and maturing late. 



61758. No. G. Ching ("clear"). A 

 variety of average quality, planted 

 about May o and maturing late. 



61759 and 61760. Vigna sinensis <Tor- 

 ner) Savi. Fabacese. Cowpea. 



Varieties of average quality, planted 

 about May 5 and maturing during Sep- 

 tember. 



61759. No. 9. Pai Chiang (white kid- 

 ney). 



61760. No. 10. Hung Chiang (red kid- 

 ney i. 



61761. Canarium album (LourO DC. 

 Balsameaceae. 



From Peking. China. Seeds collected by 

 P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer*. 

 Bureau of Plant Industrv. Received De- 

 cember 6. 1924. 



No. 759. October 1. 1924. China Kuo 

 (green nut). An olive-green and olivelike 

 fruit shipped in to the market from the 

 south. This may be made into a good 

 candied fruit something like citron. < Dor- 

 sett.) 



61762 to 61766. 



From Simla. India. Plants presented by 

 H. E. J. Peake, Khaltoo Fruit Orchards. 

 Solan brewery, through Walter T. 

 Swingle. Bureau of Plant Industrv. Re- 

 ceived October 2, 1924. 



61762. Belou marmelos (L.) Lyons 

 (Aegle marmelos Correa). Rutacese. 



Bel. 

 The bel is a small, handsome tree, 

 closely related to the genus Citrus : it 

 is native to northern India, but is widely 

 cultivated throughout India, Siam. and 

 Indo-China. It is often spiny and has 

 deciduous, trifoliate leaves. The green- 

 ish, globular fruit, usually about 4 inches 

 in diameter, has a hard shell which 

 incloses greenish, aromatic pulp of sweet- 

 ish flavor. Sherbets are made from the 

 mashed pulp, and also a beverage. In 

 northern" India the bel is said to endure 

 a temperature of 20° F. without injury. 



61763. Citrus sp. Rutacea?. 



This is native to the Simla Hills. 

 (Peake.) 



61764. Citrus sp. Rutacese. 



61765. Hespeeethusa crexulata (Roxb.) 

 Roemer. Rntaceae. 



This is a shrub or small tree growing 

 in dry situations in India, sometimes at 

 a height of 4.000 feet. The fruits are 

 very small, but occasionally used as a 

 condiment by the natives. The wood 

 is hard and* suitable for parts of ma- 

 chinery where great strength and tough- 

 ness are required. This plant belongs 

 to the orange family and is introduced 

 primarily in connection with experiments 

 now in progress in the breeding of new 

 types of citrus fruits and stocks for 

 the same 



